diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
index 1c09e1b532b0..f3e959f5e7a0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static void exit_round_robin(unsigned int tsk_index)
 }
 
 static unsigned int idle_pct = 5; /* percentage */
-static unsigned int round_robin_time = 10; /* second */
+static unsigned int round_robin_time = 1; /* second */
 static int power_saving_thread(void *data)
 {
 	struct sched_param param = {.sched_priority = 1};